Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



No. 802,764. y PATENTED 00T. 24, 1905.

` B. A. LEGG.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL ASTENER.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY17, 1905.

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METALLIC TIE ND RAIL-'FASTENIEF-..

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1295.

Application le July 17, 1905. Serial No. 269,954.

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Be it known that-I, BENJAMIN A.LEGG,a citizen of the United States of America, residing' at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying' drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in metallic ties and railfasteners; and the invention has for its object to provide a novel form of metallic tie to which one or more rails can be easily, quickly, and firmly secured.

Another object of this invention is to provide a strong and durable metallic tie to the top of which one or more rails may be secured, andV I have devised a novel form of fastener which is partly formed from the top of the tie, while the remainder of the fastener is adapted to be locked in engagement with the top of the tie to hold the rails in position.

By the construction of my improved railfastener it will be impossible'for the rails to spread relative lio one another to become displaced after they have been once secured to the tie.

With the above and other objects in View the invention iinallylconsists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and, referring to the drawings accompanying this application, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a top plan View of my improved tie having two rails secured thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the tie, the rails thereof removed; and Fig. Il is a fragmentary perspective view of a tie, illustrating one manner of closing the ends thereof.

To put my invention into practicc,I construct my improved metallic tie of a channel-shaped bar 1, the sides 2 2 of which have their upper edges pierced in order that top plates 3 and 3 may be secured to the sides 2 2, these top plates being provided With depending Sides A 4, which are adapted to engage over the sides 2 2 of the tie and form a tie substantially rectangular in cross-section. Rivets 5 are employed to secure the tops 3 and 3' to the channel-bar, or like fastening means may be The top 3 of the tie is sheared or employed.

Vbe presently described.

cut at one end, as at 6, to provide a plate 7, rwhich is bent into a plane substantially7 parallel with the top 3 of the tie, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, forming a recess 8, in which one side of the base-Harige E) of the rail 10 is adapted to engage. The top of the tie 3 is also shearcd or cut, as at 11, and the wshcared material bent upwardly, as at 12, to

form a lug or stop for a clamp 14, employed, in connection with the plate 7, to retain the rail l() upon the tic. Adjacent to the lug 12 the top of the tie is provided with a verticallydisposed opening 15, and adjacent to one edge of the clamp 14 a similar opening lo is formed, whereby a nut and bolt 17 may be employed for securing' the clamp to the top of t'hc tie between the lug 12 and the plate 7. The clamp 14 is adapted to overlie the oneside of the base-flange 9 of the rail 10 and, retain the rail in proper position upon the top of the tic. The bolt and nut 17 will prevent the clamp from being vertically displaced. while the lug 12 will prevent the longitudinal displacement of the clamp relative to the tie, consequently retaining the rail 10 between the plate 7 and the clamp. Upon the opposite end of the tie I secure the associate rail 18 in a manner somewhat similar to that just described, but so that it can bc adjusted relative to the rail 10, this often being' necessary when the gage of the track is to be changed. The top 3 of the tic is sheared or'cut away uponits ends, as at 2O and 21, providing a rail-seat 23. The edges of the top 3' adjacent the portion which is cut away are bent downwardly to provide lugs 26 27, which are pierced, as shown, for the passage of stems carricc'l by clamping members hereinafter described. In connection with this end of the tie I employ clamping members 28 29,these members being similar in construction. Each member is approximately one-half the width of the cut-away portions ofthe plate 3, whereby the members will till the cut-away ends of the plate, as will Each member consists of a body portion 30, the one end of which is contracted to provide a screw-threaded stem 31, while the other end is bent upon the body portion in a plane substantially parallel therewith. The clampin m ember29 is adapted to be placed in the cut-away Vends 2O to engage one side of the base of the rail and retain the rail upon the seat 23 of the tie. The body Aportion 30 of the clamping member embraces the tie-seat 23 and the one side of the base of the rail, while the screw- IOO IIO

threaded stem 31 of the member is adapted to pass through the pierced lug 27 and have secured upon its end a nut 32, which will retain the clamping member in engagement with the top of the tie and the rail. By adjusting the nut the position of the rail 18 upon the top of the tie can be readily changed. The clamping member Q8 is placed in the cut-away side 2.1 and is secured in engagement with the rail 18 and the pierced lug 26 in a manner similar to the clamping member 29. By this construction it is possible for the associate rail 18 of the rail 10 to be adjusted, it being only necessary to loosen the clamping members, at which time the rail 18 can be moved in either direction and then lirmly clamped in engagement with the tie.

In some instances I may desire to close the ends of the channel-bar 1, and by referring to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be observed that the sides of the tie are cut away, as at 33, and the bottom 34 bent upwardly to close the end of the tie. Another manner of closing the ends of the tie is illustrated in Fig. a of the drawings, where the bottom of the tie is cut away and the ends of the sides 2 2 bent inwardly upon one another.

It will be observed that by the construction of my improved metallic tie the parts thereof can be readily rolled and then sheared or cut to provide the necessary openings thereof, this construction reducing the expense of manufacture of the tie to a minimum, at the same time maintainingA a strong and durable tie which will withstand the rough usage to which ties are subjected by the vibratory stresses exerted upon them by the rolling-stock passing over the rails which they support.

It will be observed that in Fig. 1 of the drawings I have illustrated the channel-bar 1 as being filled with the ballast of the road, this being done to iirmly retain the bar within the road-bed; but I do not care to confine myself to using ballast or material within the channcl-bar 1.

I desire to call attention to the fact that the channel-bar is used just the reverse of such structures heretofore used-that is, the horizontal portion of the channel-bar forms the base of the tie, which permits of the tie `being readily tamped and ballasted when necessary. In this connection it will be seen that the bottom edges of the channel-bar are slightly rounded, which will facilitate the work of tamping the tie in a road-bed.

It is thought from the foregoing that the construction, operation, and advantages of the herein-described metallic tie and rail-fastener will be apparent without further description, and various changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from said channel-bar, one of said plates being cut and bent to form a recess, said plate being cut opposite to said recess to form an upwardlyextendinglug, a clamp mounted upon said plate and adapted to retain a rail within said recess, the other of said plates having' its ends cut away, depending lugs carried by said plate adjacent to its ends. clamping members mounted at each end of said plate and adapted to engage a rail and said lugs, means to secure the first-named clamp to said tie, means to secure said clamping members to said tie, substantially as described.

2. In a metallic tie and rail-fastener, the combination of a channel-bar, plates carried by said channel-bar, a plate carried by one of said plates and adapted to form a recess to receive a rail, a clamp mounted upon the first plate and adapted to engage said rail, the other of said plates having its ends cut away, the material adjacent to said ends being bent down to form lugs, clamping members mounted upon said ends, and adapted to engage a rail, the ends of said tie being sheared and bent to close the ends of said channel-bar, means to secure the first-named clamp to said tie, means to connect said clamping members to said tie, substantially as described.

3. In a metallic tie and rail-fastener, the combination of a channel-bar, plates carried by said channel-bar, one of said plates being sheared and bent to form a recess adapted to receive a rail, the other of said plates having' its ends cut away, clamping members mounted at each end and adapted to engage a rail, means to clamp a rail in said recess, and means tol adjustably secure said clamping members to said tie, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a channel-bar, of plates carried by said channel-bar, one of said plates being sheared and bent to form a recess adapted to receive a rail, a clamp secured to said plate and adapted to retain said rail in said recess, the other of said plates having its ends cut away forming a rail-seat, and means carried by said plate to adjustably secure a rail upon said seat, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN A. LEGG.

IVitnesses:

IfI. C. EvER'r, IVM. C. Hnrrz. 

